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Ministry of Defence
196th Gunners Day veterans outreach rally
‘SARVATRA IZZAT-O-IQBAL – everywhere with honour & glory’
Pune, 17 September 2022
Since 1827, Indian Artillery has found a befitting mention in the glorious saga of valour and professionalism. Gunners have been at the forefront of every major campaign, and their contribution to the success of operations have been echoed by one and all.
To commemorate the 196th Gunners Day, Agnibaaz Division is conducting an outreach programme connecting the veteran gunners across 36 districts of Maharashtra at 14 major destinations namely Nanded, Yavatmal, Nagpur, Amravati, Jalgaon, Nashik, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Pune, Satara, Kolhapur, Belgaum, Sangli and Solapur by two different teams covering the Northern & the Southern districts. Commander Sure Swift Strikers Brigade, Iit the flame of the torch and flagged off the two teams from Aurangabad on 17th September 2022.
The outreach rally will culminate in a mega event at Aurangabad on 28th September 2022 after eleven days wherein the two teams will reach out to veterans and enquire about their grievances and requirements if any. The rally will go a long way in further strengthening the bonds with the veterans, assuring them that the nation and the Indian Army will always be indebted to their services.PIB Pune | M.Iyengar/D.Rane
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Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of  ‘4.56 % GS 2023’,  ‘7.10% GS 2029’,  ‘6.54% GS 2032’ and  ‘6.95% GS 2061’
The Government of India  has announced the Sale  of  ‘4.56% GS 2023’ for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method;  ‘7.10% GS 2029’ for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method;  ‘6.54% Government Security, 2032’ for a notified amount of Rs 13,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method; and  ‘6.95% Government Security 2061’ for a notified amount of Rs 9,000 crore  through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 2,000 crore against each security mentioned above. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on Friday i.e. April 29, 2022.
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the Securities will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on April 29, 2022. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on April 29, 2022  and payment by successful bidders will be on May 02, 2022 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Power
Foundation Stone laid for first ever
Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Meghalaya
POWERGRID makespush for greener future in North East
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited , has laid the foundation stone for first ever Electric Vehicle Charging Station  in the state of Meghalaya at its office complex yesterday at Lapalang, Shillong.
The EVCS are being developed under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of  & Electric Vehicles  India Scheme Phase-II. Under this scheme ,POWERGRID shall be developing 11 EVCS in Shillong city . Each station shall have four 15 kW DC-001 Chargers and one 100 kW CCS-2/CHAdeMO Charger  making it 66 charging points in Shillong city. Out of the 11 locations, Memorandum of Understanding  has been signed for 4 locations which include POWERGRID Office Complex at Lapalang, MTC Ware House at Demthring, MTC Parking Lot at Police Bazar and Polo Parking Lot at Polo.
POWERGRID has developed itself as one of the market leaders in EVCS business and has its presence in major cities of India like Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bengaluru, Gurugram and Kochi.
POWERGRID has presently 172,154 ckm of transmission lines, 262 Sub-stations and more than 446,940 MVA of transformation capacity. With the adoption of latest technological tools and techniques, enhanced use of automation and digital solutions, POWERGRID has been able to maintain average transmission system availability >99%.
Special Service and Features
MoS Jitendra Singh to inaugurate Combination Devices Block at SCTIMST
Union Minister of State  for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Shri Jitendra Singh will inaugurate Combination Devices Block, BMT Wing at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram tomorrow. . The event will be held at 12.30 PM. Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V Muraleedharan will also address the event. The facility of 1,20,000 Sq.ft is being constructed with the financial support of Rs 53 crores from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. This initiative will help the SCTIMST to contribute towards developing medical devices which combine with drugs to manage the futuristic needs of the nation.
Once operational, the Combination Devices Block will house laboratories and facilities for the development of In-vitro diagnostics, Point of Care Devices, Biosensors, Tissue engineered products, devices incorporating Artificial Intelligence  and Virtual Reality , Orthotics and Rehabilitation, Micro electromechanical systems  and micro robotics-based devices for the benefit of healthcare needs of the society.
Shri V Sivankutty, Minister for General Education and Labour , Smt Veena George , Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Shri V V Rajesh, Councilor, Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram will give felicitation. Prof Sanjay Behari, Director, SCTIMST and Dr. Harikrishna Varma P R,Head, BMT Wing will also attend the event.
Shri Jitendra Singh will also address all Staff and Students at Hospital Wing at Achutha Menon Centre Auditorium, SCTIMST at 11 AM.
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Ministry of Coal
Ministry of Coal to Launch Auction of Forty New Coal Mines Next Week
Auction Success to Give Further Fillip to Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Curtail Coal Imports
The Ministry of Coal is to launch next round of auction process for forty new coal mines for sale ofcoal. Since the Ministry has entered into a rolling auction mechanism, the coal minesrolled over from the previous tranche will also be on offer.Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi will be the chief guest of the launch event to be held on 12th of this month in the Ministry.
Ministry of Coal and the Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, are on a continuous journey to reform the coal sector and unlock value for the nation’s economy. The success of these auctions will help in further strengthening the vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat as it will help reduce India’s coal importsand ensure energy security.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on Rashtra Aarogya Nidhi
Financial Aid provided to poor patients living below poverty line for treatment at any Super Specialty Government hospitals / institutes
The umbrella scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi  is a central sector scheme which provides one-time financial assistance to poor patients living below State/UT wise threshold poverty line and suffering from life threatening diseases relating to heart, kidney, liver, cancer, etc. for treatment at any of Super Specialty Government hospitals/institutes. The Umbrella Scheme of RAN has three components as under:
- Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi  - Financial assistance for treatment of life-threatening diseases relating to heart, kidney, liver, etc. at Government hospitals/institutes having Super Specialty facilities; 
- Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund  - Financial assistance for treatment of cancer at Regional Cancer Centres / Tertiary Care Cancer Centres  and State Cancer Institutes ; 
- Financial assistance for poor patients suffering from rare diseases - for specified rare diseases for treatment at Government hospitals/institutes having Super Specialty facilities; 
More information on the Umbrella Scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi can be accessed at https://main.mohfw.gov.in/Major-Programmes/poor-patients-financial-support.
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana  provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year to poor and vulnerable entitled families for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization across public and private empaneled hospitals in India. More information on AB-PMJAY can be accessed at https://pmjay.gov.in.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Burhanpur of Madhya Pradesh becomes the First Certified ‘Har Ghar Jal’ district in the Country
From just 37% households in 2019 to 100% in less than Three Years
Burhanpur also known as the ‘Darwaza of Dakhin’ in Madhya Pradesh becomes the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified district in the country. Burhanpur is the only district in the country where people from each of 254 villages have declared their villages as ‘Har Ghar Jal’ through a resolution passed by Gram Sabhas, certifying that all people in the villages have access to safe drinking water through taps, ensuring that ‘No One is Left Out’.
Only 37,241 rural households  out of a total of 1,01, 905 households in Burhanpur had potable drinking water through tap connections at the time of the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission on 15th August 2019. Despite various disruptions and challenges in face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the consistent efforts by Panchayat representatives, Pani Samitis and district officials of Burhanpur have led to provision of functional tap water connections to all its 1,01,905 rural households within a span of 34 months. In addition to the households, all 640 schools, 547 anganwadi centres and 440 other public institutions now also have tap connections. The 440 public institutions include 167 Gram Panchayats, 50 healthcare centres, 109 community centres, 45 ashramshalas, 2 community toilets and 67 other government offices.
The process of certification has been detailed out in the Margdarshika of Jal Jeevan Mission according to which first of all, the field engineer submits a completion certificate regarding water supply scheme to the Panchayat during Gram Sabha meeting. The villages confirm that every household is getting regular supply of water of prescribed quality and that there are no leakages from the distribution pipeline in the village, and that all the roads dug up to lay the water pipeline are restored upon completion of the water supply works.
Village Water and Sanitation Committee  has been formed in all the 254 villages. VWSC is responsible for operation, maintenance and repair of water supply infrastructure developed under ‘Har Ghar Jal’ programme. It is this sub-committee which has the responsibility to collect user charge which will be deposited in the bank account and shall be used to pay salary of the pump operator and carry out minor repair work from time-to-time.
Following Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas aur Sabka Prayas”, three States – Goa, Telangana and Haryana and three UTs – A&N Islands, D&N Haveli & Daman & Diu and Puducherry have provided 100% tap water coverage.
Ministry of Culture
Guinness World Record of World’s ‘Largest Human Image of a Waving National Flag’ created in Chandigarh with the participation of 5,885 people
Governor of Punjab and Administrator of UT Chandigarh, Shri Banwarilal Purohit, Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi witnessed the historic event
Guinness World Record of World’s ‘Largest Human Image of a Waving National Flag’ has been created today in Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, Chandigarh with the participation of 5,885 people. The event was organised by the NID Foundation and Chandigarh University to strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Governor of Punjab and Administrator of UT Chandigarh, Shri Banwarilal Purohit, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, and Culture, Smt Meenakshi Lekhi and other dignitaries attended the event held today amid loud chants and cheers from the gathering, who witnessed this special occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Governor of Punjab and Administrator of UT Chandigarh, Shri Banwarilal Purohit said that with the successful creation of this world record of 'World's Largest Human Image of a Waving National Flag' formed today in Chandigarh has given a great message to the entire world, on the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence Day. Congratulating the participants for the successful event, Shri Purohit said that this is the first of its kind event in the entire India.
Addressing the gathering, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, and Culture, Smt Meenakshi Lekhi said, “Thousands of our youth gathered here to form the waving image of our tricolour, there could not be a better view in the entire country than what we witnessed here today. Congratulations to the NID Foundation, Chandigarh University and most importantly the students, who made this dream of mine come true.” Thanking the Union Home Ministry for the allowing people to unfurl national flag, she said that she was overwhelmed by the respect people have in their hearts for the tricolour.
This effort of creating historic record of 'World's Largest Human Image of a Waving National Flag' was undertaken to strengthen 'Har Ghar Tiranga' movement with a vision to ignite the spirit of patriotism and nationalism among all of us as a citizen of India. 'Har Ghar Tiranga' is a campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India's independence.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence and the glorious history of India's people, culture and achievements. The programme envisages inspiring Indians everywhere to hoist the national flag at their homes. The aim of the programme is to make the relationship with the national flag a more personal one rather than just keeping it formal or institutional and invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the people and promote awareness about the tricolour.
Ministry of Defence
Funds for Modernisation of Projects
The details of Budget Allocation and Expenditure , Revised Estimates  and Actual Expenditure) on Modernisation  of the Armed Forces under Defence Services Estimates  for the last three years are as under:-

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Budget Estimates 
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Revised Estimates 
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Expenditure 
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2016-17
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69,898.51
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62,619.36
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69,280.16
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2017-18
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69,473.41
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68,965.24
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72,732.28
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2018-19
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74,115.99
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73,882.95
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75,892.85
The Ministry has fully utilized the allocated budget and there has been no underutilization.
During the period 2015-19, the Government has taken steps to delegate substantial financial power to the Service Headquarters for both normal and emergent procurements. This has resulted in faster decision making and ensured full and optimal utilization of allocated budget.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Ritesh Pandey in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Construction Cost of Roads
There is provision of price adjustment in contract agreement of highway projects linked to WPI/other indices. The contractor gets compensated as per provision of contract agreement for increase in prices of steel, cement and other inputs.
Indian Road Congress and MoRT&H have issued guidelines for use of waste materials having cementitious properties like flyash, ground granular blast furnish slag in concrete to reduce cement content in concrete. MoRTH has issued detailed guidelines on 14.12.2020 to use new/ alternative materials and technologies in construction of highways. Some of such materials/technologies also help in reducing steel and cement in road construction. For example, use of ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete has recently started on National Highways Projects which considerably saves quantity of steel and cement.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
176.86 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,34,235
Active cases stand at 0.31%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.49%
26,988 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,22,46,884
13,166 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
76.45 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 10,30,016 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari announces a new highway alignment between Delhi and Mumbai
Prime Minister to inaugurate EPE and Package –I of Delhi-Meerut Expressway on 29thApril
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari has announced development of a new highway alignment between Delhi and Mumbai. A sum of one lakh crore rupees will be spent on this expressway. The Minister also disclosed plans for a Chambal Expressway which would be connected to this Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, and is likely to benefit states like Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, where the backward areas will also shine like Gurugram.
Addressing a media event in New Delhi today, Shri Nitin Gadkari outlined major initiatives of his ministry for de-congestion of Delhi NCR. A total of ten projects are underway costing 35,600 crore rupees. He said, about forty thousand commercial vehicles enter Delhi on a daily basis, which cause increased pollution and congestion in the city state. An ambitious scheme of developing Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways around Delhi was taken up, and the Eastern Peripheral Expressway will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the 29th of this month. Similarly, to ease traffic in East Delhi, Delhi-Meerut Expressway was envisaged, and its Delhi-Dasna portion will also be inaugurated by PM on 29thApril by a road show.
Shri Gadkari informed that work on signal free corridor from Dhaula Kuan to Airport has been awarded at a cost of 260 crore rupees. He said, eight-lane fully access-controlled Dwarka Expressway is being developed in four packages. While three packages have already been awarded, the work on the Expressway is likely to start in a month’s time. Total investment on the project is 9500 crore rupees. Additionally, under improvement of Mahipalpur at Rangpuri, a bypass is being envisaged to connect Dwarka/ NH8. Regarding development of major junctions on NH8 in Gurugram like the flyover/ underpass at IFFCO Chowk, Signature Tower intersection, Rajiv Chowk and Hero Honda Chowk, the Minister informed that the work, costing Rs 1000 crore, has been substantially completed.
Ministry of Defence
CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF  GENERAL ANIL CHAUHAN PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM ATTENDS IAF COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE
The CDS, General Anil Chauhan PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM attended the IAF Commanders' Conference  at Air Headquarters  today, where he was briefed about the operational readiness of the IAF.
Later, speaking to the IAF Commanders present in the Conference, the CDS highlighted the need to chart a clear path towards fleet sustenance, while simultaneously taking steps towards increasing indigenisation. He also discussed the contours of enhancing integration amongst the three services and the benefits that would accrue from the same.
The theme of this year's three-day AFCC which began on 19 April 2023 is 'Beyond Boundaries: Robust Foundation". The Conference which is held every year, involves discussions on the year gone by and the progress made on the path planned for the future. Views of various government organs and academia are sought during the Conference which is also addressed by the Chiefs of the Army and Naval Staff.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to attend Centennial Foundation Day celebration of University of Lucknow on 25 November
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will attend the celebration of Centennial Foundation Day of University of Lucknow on 25th November, 2020 at 5:30 PM via video conferencing. The University was established in 1920 and is celebrating its centennial  year.
Prime Minister will unveil the University’s Centennial Commemorative Coin on the occasion. He will also release a special Commemorative Postal Stamp issued by India Post and its Special Cover during the event. Union Defence Minister, Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh will also be present on the occasion.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
India’s First Banni Buffalo IVF Calf Born
Government encourages IVF of buffaloes to improve cattle wealth in the country
With the birth of first IVF calf of a Buffalo breed namely Banni in the country, India’s OPU - IVF work has reached to next level. This first IVF Banni calf is born out of 6 Banni IVF pregnancies established at the doorsteps of a farmer, Vinay . L. Wala of Sushila Agro farms, located at Dhanej in Somnath district of Gujarat.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had talked about the Banni buffalo breed during his visit to Kutch region of Gujarat on December 15, 2020. The very next day, i.e. December 16, 2020, Ovum Pick-Up  and aspiration processes for the in vitro fertilization  of Banni Buffaloes were planned.
The scientists aspirated 3 Banni Buffaloes of Sushila agro farms of Vinay. L. Wala of Dhanej in Somnath district of Gujarat. They subjected 29 oocytes  to intervaginal culture device  from these three Banni buffaloes. Total 20 oocytes from one of them were subjected to IVC.
In fact, 20 oocytes from one donor resulted in 11 embryos. Embryo transfer  was done with 9 embryos, which resulted in 3 IVF pregnancies. Total 5 Oocytes from second donor resulted in 5 embryos . Of five embryos, four were selected for the ET which resulted in 2 pregnancies. From the 4 oocytes of the third donor, 2 embryos were developed and the embryo transfer resulted in one pregnancy.
Overall, 18 embryos were developed from 29 oocytes . The ET of 15 embryos resulted in 6 Banni pregnancies . Of these 6 pregnancies, the very first IVF Banni Calf is born today. This is the first Banni Buffalo IVF calf in the country.
Both the government and the scientist fraternity see a great potential in the field of IVF of buffaloes and are striving hard to improve cattle wealth in the country.
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Special Service and Features
NABARD organizes State-level Workshop on Rural Infrastructure
NABARD organized a State-level Sensitisation and Planning Workshop on Rural Infrastructure for senior-level Officials of State Government Departments. The event was inaugurated by Chief Secretary, Dr V P Joy at Thiruvananthapuram. He asked the implementing departments to take full advantage of low-cost funds available for infrastructure development from NABARD. The Chief Secretary advised all the implementing departments to speed up the execution of projects sanctioned under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund under NABARD. He also acknowledged the role of NABARD in providing a low-cost, dependable source of funds for improving rural infrastructure.
Shri. Mohammed Y Safirulla, Officer on Special Duty, State Finance Department, Dr Gopakumaran Nair G, Chief General Manager, NABARD, Shri Lalu P N Kutty, Deputy General Manager, NABARD also addressed the event.
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